Wareham Middle School has new principal

Daniel Minkle has been appointed principal of the middle school by Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Shaver-Hood. The announcement came at last week's meeting of the Wareham School Committee.

Minkle served as the school's assistant principal until being promoted by Shaver-Hood. He succeeds Administrator of Student Services Dr. Sue Anne Marks, who has held the position on an interim basis since last fall.

Ellen Bankston was hired as principal of the middle school effective Aug. 1, but was granted a leave of absence with pay two months later for the remainder of the school year.

According to Shaver-Hood, Bankston's leave ended when she accepted the position of grant writer for the school district "a couple of months ago."